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CNET
15-05-2025
- CNET
Driverless Car Maker Waymo Recalls More Than 1,200 Vehicles: Here's The Problem That Caused It
For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend, OR as a testing zone for the latest security products to digging into the nuts and bolts of the best data privacy guidelines, Tyler has experience in all aspects of protecting your home and belongings. With a BA in Writing from George Fox and certification in Technical Writing from Oregon State University, he's ready to get you the details you need to make the best decisions for your home. On off hours, you can find Tyler exploring the Cascade trails, finding the latest brew in town with some friends, or trying a new recipe in the kitchen!
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Exploring the peaceful 'cradle of Quakerism' in Cumbria
SWARTHMOOR Hall has opened its doors for the 2025 season as it gears up to welcome tourists, locals and visitors to this unique venue, which has values embedded in sustainability, biodiversity and relaxation. Known as the cradle of Quakerism, the hall and gardens were built around 1600 and are steeped in Quaker history, a movement that is particularly relevant in today's modern society. The Quakers date back to the 1650s, when founder George Fox was challenging the world he saw and seeking to live a life embedded in integrity, peace, simplicity, truth and equality. Along with his wife Margaret, who hailed from Swarthmoor Hall, he used the venue as a base in the north of England and a place of solace and security for those who practised the Quaker faith. Today, the Quaker movement, which continues to practise its values on sustainability, protecting the environment and reducing waste, can be explored via the history of Swarthmoor Hall, near Ulverston. The Grade II* listed building's interiors contain examples of the original 17th century carved panelling and artefacts, alongside 20th century carvings by Emma Clarke Abraham, a direct descendant of Margaret. It was Emma who, in 1912-14 restored the property to what it is today. When it was left to the Quakers in the 1950s, they carefully sourced period furnishings to ensure that the hall appeared as it would have in the early days. The surrounding gardens have also evolved from their initial conception when they would have been used to grow plants and herbs for medicines and fruit and vegetables to cook in the family kitchen. Today, they are a focus of wildlife and biodiversity with dedicated relaxation areas, a wildflower meadow and beehives. (Image: Swarthmoor Hall) Swarthmoor Hall offers visitors a unique venue for all, whether they come to explore the hall and gardens, drop in for coffee or lunch at the Barn café or want to purchase locally produced arts and crafts from the shop. The venue also has meeting space for hire and is an ideal setting for creative and relaxing retreats from yoga and meditation to dance and self-discovery. For those who wish to stay a little longer there is also a range of self-catering accommodation onsite. For more information, opening times and ticket prices visit Swarthmoor Hall is just one of the venues being highlighted by the Let's Go Culture project, which has received £99,194 from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is being supported by Westmorland & Furness Council.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Millennial reveals grim way she was able to buy a 'tiny' property in Sydney: ‘Struggling'
A Sydney woman has shared how she was able to buy a "tiny" flat and said getting into the property market would have been impossible without it. Australia is about to enter the biggest intergenerational wealth transfer in the country's history and many young Aussies are now relying on inheritances to get a foot onto the property ladder. The woman was stopped in the street by property app Coposit and shared that she was 30 years old with roughly $28,000 in savings. She said she was lucky enough to be in the property market, but there was one thing that made it possible. 'My grandfather gave us an inheritance, so I just bought a tiny little flat,' she told the platform, which says it can help buyers into the market with a deposit of just $10,000. RELATED Inheritance warning over looming $3.5 trillion wealth transfer: 'Disaster waiting to happen' Centrelink win for 460,000 pensioners in $450 million federal budget move Centrelink blow for millions on JobSeeker, Age Pension as federal budget denies cash boost She said she wouldn't have been able to buy a property without receiving the inheritance. 'Absolutely not. Oh my god, are you kidding? No way, I'd be struggling,' she said. 'I'm struggling even now, though, because I do have a lot of fees to pay and bills coming in, and I don't make that much money. "So I'm just like, do I sell [my flat]? I don't know.'The woman said the cost of living was 'so bad' at the moment and joked it meant she was 'literally eating for lunch my leftovers that I had the night before'. 'Our employers are not giving us enough money in terms of how much we need to spend to live and it's tough,' she said. Finder research found $152,775 was now considered a 'good' wage by the average Aussie, while $164,577 was considered a "comfortable" salary. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average annual salary for full-time workers is a little over $100,000, while the median salary for full-time workers is just over $80,000. More young Aussies are now relying on inheritances to get into the property market, as property prices rise while wages lag behind. Australian Housing Monitor data found nearly two-thirds of Aussies thought the only way they would ever be able to buy a home was if they received a large inheritance. Victorian mum-of-four George Fox told Yahoo Finance a $85,000 inheritance from her uncle was the 'bittersweet' reason she was able to buy her first home with her partner a few years ago. 'We've all been told that if you work hard enough, you can buy a home, but I just really don't think that's the case at all,' she said. 'I don't know anyone who hasn't had some type of help in buying a home.' Baby Boomers, who are Australia's richest generation, are set to transfer $3.5 trillion to younger generations over the coming decades. Finder research found more than a third of Aussies expected to receive an inheritance in the coming years. Of those, 28 per cent were expecting a cash inheritance of more than $100,000, 20 per cent between $50,000 to $100,000, and 15 per cent up to $50,000. A further quarter said they were expecting to receive one or two properties.
